Egyptian Oedipus : Athanasius Kircher and the secrets of antiquity
1. Verfasser: |
Stolzenberg, Daniel
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Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Chicago ; London :
The University of Chicago Press,
2013.
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Umfang/Format: |
307 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Schlagworte: | |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Oedipus in exile
- Esoteric antiquarianism
- How to get ahead in the republic of letters
- Oedipus in Rome
- Ancient theology and the antiquarian
- The discovery of oriental antiquity
- Erudition and censorship
- Symbolic wisdom in an age of criticism
- Oedipus at large
- Epilogue: the twilight of tradition and the clear light of history.